1 in 3 Cancer Patients Visit Emergency Department 90 Days Before Diagnosis: Study Reveals Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri5 Nov 2024 8:00 AM ISTAbout 1 in 3 patients diagnosed with cancer in Ontario visited an emergency department in the 90 days before diagnosis, found a new study published in...
HPV vaccination switch to 1-dose gender-neutral approach may help eliminate cervical cancer, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Oct 2024 11:30 PM ISTCanadian vaccination programs could switch to a 1-dose gender-neutral human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination approach and eliminate cervical cancer,...
Medical Bulletin 25/ September/ 2024 Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri25 Sept 2024 2:40 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:74% of Adolescents and 50% of Adults Not Physically Active Enough: States WHONearly 74% of adolescents and...
A 10 Fold Increase Risk of Drug Overdose in Premature Discharge Cases: Study Finds Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri25 Sept 2024 8:15 AM ISTPeople who initiate a premature or "before medically advised" (BMA) hospital discharge have a 10-fold increase in the risk of drug overdose in the...
Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy on the rise, claims study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 July 2024 9:00 PM ISTIn Canada, rates of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have increased, but the good news is there has been a decline in some related health...
People with opioid use disorder less likely to receive palliative care at end of life: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli29 April 2024 8:45 PM ISTCompared with people without opioid use disorder, those with opioid use disorder were less likely to receive palliative care in clinics and in their...
Anorexia nervosa can be life threatening in males Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli21 Feb 2024 1:30 AM ISTAnorexia nervosa affects males as well as females, and affected males have a sixfold higher mortality rate than males in the general population. A new...
Prolonged cough? In most cases, patience is the treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli13 Feb 2024 4:00 AM ISTCoughing after a respiratory infection is common and, in most cases, will resolve with time, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical...
Few patients receive opioid agonist therapy after opioid overdose, despite benefits Anshika Mishra20 Dec 2023 9:00 AM ISTIn the week following any hospital visit for an overdose, only 1 in 18 people with opioid use disorder begin a treatment known to be highly effective...
Medical Bulletin 17/November/2023 Isra Zaman17 Nov 2023 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news of the day:Weight loss within first 2 years of treating type 2 diabetes associated with remissionWeight loss within the...
Genetic testing greatly benefits patients with depression, saving millions Isra Zaman17 Nov 2023 9:15 AM ISTA special kind of genetic test that helps determine the best antidepressant for patients with moderate-to-severe depression could generate substantive...
Treatment of high-risk drinking, alcohol use disorder: New Canadian guideline Medha Baranwal16 Oct 2023 8:00 PM ISTUSA: A new Canadian guideline has been released for the clinical management of high-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder (AUD).The guideline,...
